Word on the street is that McDonald’s new straws don’t hit like they used to. This is troubling news considering how good the ...

The Stuart City Commission voted in favor of lifting a four-year-old ban on plastic straws during a meeting Monday night.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: You've probably seen this video. That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose. The video went viral in 2015 sparking a public ...

They’re the most popular throwaway option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable straws. One company has developed a ...

STUART — A four-year-old ban on the commercial use of plastic straws here may be on its way out. Since Jan. 1, 2021, alternative straws, such as paper and bamboo, have been on the menu in Stuart ...

TRENTON, NJ - A recent investigation into the environmental and health impacts of drinking straws has turned the conversation ...

First targeting single-use plastic and its symbolic leader ... or make a sudden movement while using one, the straw could ...

WELL, COMMISSIONERS HERE IN STUART FIRST BANNED COMMERCIAL USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. BUT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THE ISSUE WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN. THEY’RE COMPOSTABLE ...

On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle writhes in agony, bleeding profusely.

Food packaging giant Tetra Pak has said plastic straws serve a "vital" function in cartons and should not be banned. Plastic straws can be recycled together with used cartons if they are pushed ...

Researchers found no measurable amount of PFAS in five plastic straws while they found PFAS in the other straws, which were made from plants.